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This commentary outlines ways in which health researchers can advance health equity. We focus on often-overlooked areas, including identifying context-specific drivers of inequity, carefully selecting research questions and priorities, engaging stakeholders, including those whose voices are seldom heard, improving diversity and inclusiveness among study participants, and using equity-oriented study designs.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.tim.2025.09.003

Type

Journal article

Journal

Trends Microbiol

Publication Date

12/2025

Volume

33

Pages

1260 - 1263

Keywords

ethics, health equity, priority setting, Health Equity, Humans, Research Personnel, Research Design, Biomedical Research